Chapter 19

He groaned annoyingly, fetching out his phone from his back pocket. The person calling should have something tangible to say for interrupting his moments with his shy wife. He stared at his angel who looked the other way with her face crimson red, fiddling her fingers together, wetting her lips. His eyes darkened before he looked at his phone and saw his mother's number glaring at him.

He swiped, answered the phone as his mother's voice boomed, he quickly removed his phone from his ear, cringing internally.

"Nathaniel Xander Hugh!" Angelina screamed at the other side while her husband shook his head, messaging her shoulder.

"Mom" Nathaniel groaned.

"Don't mom me, you kid!" She said, "How dare you go to the office leaving the poor girl alone!" his mother reprimanded making him winced from his mistake. He really wished to reverse the time to correct his error but here was his mother, rubbing salt on his sore wound.

"Easy dear" Leonard whispered to his wife, calming her down.

"I'm sorry" he whispered, scratching his head. Angelina played with the hem of her cloth as she listened to his conversation not wanting to come out being eavesdropping.

"What?!" jasmine screamed again, "What did you just say?" she asked again.

"I'm sorry mom" He grunted, rolling his eyes.

Nathaniel could hear the hush voices in the background with his mother telling his father to pinch her whether she was dreaming or not.

"The boy said sorry" Jasmine said in a disbelief voice, staring at her husband who shrugged his shoulder.

"Yeah" her husband agreed. There was one thing Nathaniel was bad at was saying sorry.

Angelina was shocked from the revelation because he had said sorry to her more than two times.

"Ohk," Jasmine said in a small voice. She couldn't get angry at her son.

"Where are you?" His mother asked.

"Why mom?".

"Can't I know where my son is?" she questioned in a fake sad voice .

"Oh, I don't mean it like that?".

"Then what do you mean?".

"Mom!" he said agitatedly.

"Son!".

He sighed knowing he couldn't win the argument with his mother, his mother seemed to always have his way with things and that was where he got his persuasive gene from.

"I'm waiting for you," his mother said out of the blue while he raised his brow.

"What?!" he asked in a shocked voice. His mother always has the effect of unexpected things on people.

"What did you hear?" she responded rhetorically. "Boy" she called, "I'm waiting for you in your house. So leave everything you are doing and meet me" She ordered, no room for argument. "Well, I'm on my way though with your father" she informed him and hung up without waiting for his response.

He turned to his wife who sat down on her seat, lost in thought before he cleared his throat for her attention. Her eyes on him.

"Mom is waiting for us at home" he said, helping her to stand up as he took her hand bag on the table,carrying it while her face flushed and her heart beating extraordinarily with his gentlemanly behavior.

He ushered her to his car - Audi Q5 facelift, opened the front door and helped her in, gingerly putting her bag on the back seat then walked quickly to the driver's seat. He entered, gracing her with his alluring charming smile as he ignited the car to life before driving off.

He on-ed the music to keep the passing scenery soothing as the breeze flew her hair everywhere with her closed eyes. He stared at her, he couldn't get enough. She was perfection, a living aphrodisiac as her eyelashes fanning her face with the rise of her chest slowing. Her eyes flew open when she felt his eyes on her, she wasn't uncomfortable with his stares because it made her feel aware of her surroundings. She hummed along with the music being played.

"You know the song?" Nathaniel asked, wanting to hear her voice.

"Hmmm" she hummed, moving her hand to the beat, "yeah, it's one of my favorite songs" she smiled.

"Woah" he laughed, "Don't tell me you are a fan of her?" he asked, granting her his smile.

"I don't listen to that song" she replied sheepishly "but I've some I don't think I can leave behind".

"That's true" he nodded his head.

They fell into perfect silence as the music continued to keep their company until they reached the gigantic gate of his mansion.

He parked his car and gave the key to one of his men who bowed while he nodded. He noticed a car parked in the front row and stared at it before the head of security said, "Madam and sir arrived shortly".

"Okay" he responded and turned to his wife and took her hand in his.

Angelina was shocked with his display and had a shy smile on her face as she bowed in greeting to the men who stood stoic without any expression.

He was greeted with his mother's voice who literally lunged herself at him as if she didn't see him yesterday while his father patted his shoulder, "My boy" then he rolled his eyes.

"Oh my beautiful daughter in law" Jasmine exclaimed, twirling Angelina around before crushing her in a bear hug. "You are glowing differently" she winked, punching her husband slightly.

"If I've known both of you are together.." she dragged, having the teasing and mischief in her eyes, "I would never have bothered myself" she said dramatically, holding Angelina's hand to the sitting room.

"Welcome to Hugh's family dear" Leonard smiled at the lady his wife had taken in her captive while she smiled back, looking uncomfortable.

"I'm jasmine" jasmine said excitedly before smacking her face, "Sorry" she blushed sheepishly, "I've introduced myself yesterday" she muttered, scrunching her nose before smiling bright at her.

"You can call me jasmine or mom" she smiled while Angelina winced. She never has someone to call mother or a mother figure. She felt the warmth of motherly care from her but she wasn't comfortable in calling her mother now.

When jasmine noticed the look on her face, she laughed it off, "You can call me anything you want as long as it's name" she grinned. "I'll accept it".

Angelina's eyes flashed relief then happiness for Jasmine, understanding her plight without voicing out her distress.

Nathaniel went upstairs, took a quick shower and changed his office attire before running down the stairs to his angel. He could hear the giggling of her mother like a high school girl.

"I like your cheeks," His mother said, holding Angelina's cheeks in her hands.

Jasmine stood up from her seat and packed Angelina's disheveled hair, combed it with her hand while running her fingers through it before her eyes met with the brownish mole behind her ear toward her neck. Unconsciously, she trailed her hand toward the mole in astonishment, she couldn't believe it. She had her doubts since yesterday but with this birthmark, she knew her assumption wasn't wrong. She now fully understood why her face and striking eyes looked familiar.

Angelina wiggled a little, feeling Jasmine hand trailed on her birthmark. she felt ticklish and that snapped jasmine out of her thoughts.

"Why are you here mom?" Nathaniel asked, slumping beside his father who looked from his wife to Jasmine then to him.

"Can't I come to greet my favorite boy?" his mother pouted.

"Mom" he groaned, rubbing his temple, "I'm your only child which makes me your favorite so…?" he smirked.

"See.." she mocked, "You aren't my only child" she said, "Because Angelina is also my favorite daughter" she proclaimed, making Angelina head whipped towards her. Angelina felt her eyes glistened, no one ever called her daughter except her father but with jasmine declaration, she felt happy.

"Uhn".

"Yup" she popped the letter 'p', "aren't you my daughter?" she asked, a shocked Angelina whose eyes showed every emotions she was battling with.

"Yeah, I'm your daughter" Angelina said in a small voice as her voice was coated with her emotional turmoil.

"See" jasmine stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Mom!".

"Son".

Angelina laughed at their bickering, smiling. It made her feel nostalgic, missing her father.

"Well, I was watching TV this afternoon and I saw an advert on the TV" Jasmine spoke adorely. "Then I mistakenly called and booked two tickets" she laughed awkwardly under her son's scrutinized eyes. She knew he didn't believe her and she turned her gaze to her husband. "Was it not?" she asked.

"Yes".

"So, I've called your PA to shift all your schedules till next week because I can't just let my tickets be wasted".

"I've work," he groaned.

"It could wait till next week" she responded dismissively.

"Mom!".

"Son!" she called, "So by tomorrow you are going on a one week vacation at Seychelles in east Africa" she beamed happily, grinning cheek to cheek, and accomplished her plan.

"And, I've booked everything both of you will need on your vacation even though I ordered a different kind of…" a pregnant pause as her eyes twinkled with mischief and a sly smile dancing on her lips, "umbrellas".

"Umbrellas?" Nathaniel asked dumbfounded. Why did his mother order umbrellas?, would there be rain?. He didn't understand.

*I mean" jasmine wetted her lips, dropping her voice to an octave tone, "condom".

Oh God, he facepalmed himself.

~**~

Two update in a day *grinning*

Am I not amazing? *flushed*

Well, I'm not having exam tomorrow but definitely having exam on Tuesday.

I hope this chapter filled my one week absence?.

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